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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
South Africa imports corn as drought destroys crops
Crops in South Africa have been decimated by the country's most severe drought since 1992. The disaster has prompted the country to import corn for the first time in 11 months, according to a local grain farmers' organisation. Affected area ...
Monday, March 16, 2015
GM crops could benefit farmers, says UK gov't report
The adoption of genetically modified (GM) cereal and oilseed crops could benefit farmers, consumers and the animal feed supply chain, while supporting UK competitiveness in the global marketplace, a recent government report said.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
BASF to introduce 45 new products for better crop production
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
New EU law on GM crop ban becomes effective
The 28 member states of the European Union on Monday approved a new law giving them extra powers to ban the cultivation of GM crops in their respective territories.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Good prospects seen for India's 2015 wheat crop: official
India's wheat crop prospects for 2015 appeared to be better than last year's on good weather conditions, a top farm ministry official told Reuters. "So far, the crop health and overall prospects look better than last year, but we are watchi ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Scientists bank on next-gen genomics for better food crops
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Friday, February 13, 2015
A year of soft feed crop prices ahead?
Corn has bottomed out but has no reason to climb back to its earlier height, while soy is an oversupplied capstone to a bloated oilseed market. Having deflated for over two years, there's nothing on the horizon that can lift feed crops from ...
Monday, February 9, 2015
China's embrace of GM crops
China is on its way to fully embracing genetically modified crops, judging from its latest pronouncement that it is embarking on more research into GMO [genetically modified organism].
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
India now fourth largest cultivator of GM crops
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Friday, January 23, 2015
Russia prohibits GM crops and livestock
The Russian Government's Commission on Legislative Activities has approved a draft law which prohibits production of genetically modified plants and animals.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Monsanto's GMO crops: USDA ready but critics, China reluctant
Monsanto has received final approval from the USDA for herbicide-tolerant crops to be used with a new herbicide the company says will fight weed resistance, but critics think otherwise, Reuters reports. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health In ...
Friday, January 16, 2015
Will feed crop markets revisit their October lows?
Amid abundant supplies and petroleum deflation spreading into feed crop markets, both corn and soy could return tothe market bottoms they made late last year. As the global economy's most essential commodity, crude oil's deflation will inev ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Brazil 2014 crop broke record
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Monday, January 12, 2015
CHS expands crop management range with 25% stake in West Central
CHS Inc., a major farmer cooperative in the US, will acquire a 25% share in West Central, a wholesale distributor of crop protection products headquartered in Willmar, Minnesota, US. The move will expand CHS Country Operations Service Cente ...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
UK research mulls use of spider venom to protect crops
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